“Immortal creatures?”
Hearing Ho Yinsu’s words, Tony Stark and Dr. Yinsen squint their eyes, not questioning the existence of immortal beings in the world but doubting Ho Yinsu’s sanity.
This must be a case of taking legends for reality!
“You must think I’m insane, coming to this desert in search of a legend and almost sacrificing myself.”
“You’re right!”
Tony nods without hesitation.
“Cough cough, but it’s not false. I’ve seen an immortal creature with my own eyes!”
Ho Yinsu coughs lightly and says earnestly:
“It was a few years ago, on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China, I met a man named Shimada. He is an immortal creature!”
“How do you know he’s an immortal creature?”
Tony frowns.
“Because… he transformed right in front of me!”
Ho Yinsu’s face turns fervent:
“Just like that, standing under the sun, on the plateau! He changed from an ordinary-looking monk into a grotesque, ugly creature, like a spider turned monster! He told me, this is what an immortal being is!”
“…So, Mr. Ho Yinsu, have you ever had a history of mental illness? Or, say, has anyone in your family had a history of mental illness…”
“No! I’m not insane! Tony Stark, that’s offensive!”
Ho Yinsu is somewhat angry.
“Cough cough! Sorry!”
Tony coughs lightly, but he remains skeptical.
Tony’s face holds a hint of jest as he asks:
“What did this Shimada, the spider creature, tell you next? And why would he tell you about immortal creatures? Shouldn’t beings like him be completely hidden from human society?”
“Because a great battle of the immortal beings is coming!”
Ho Yinsu’s expression turns solemn as he says:
“Shimada told me that in ancient times, gods created fifty-two types of immortal creatures on Earth, which became the ancestors of fifty-two different species!
Later, the gods, finding themselves bored, decided to have these immortal creatures engage in a great battle every ten thousand years—called the Ultimate Battle!
The immortal creature that wins the Ultimate Battle can dominate Earth for ten thousand years!
The last Ultimate Battle took place just about ten thousand years ago!
Our ancestors—the human immortal beings—won!
That is the real reason why we humans have ruled the Earth for so long!
Wait, are you two laughing at me?”
Ho Yinsu looks at them suspiciously.
“No! I just remembered something funny!”
Tony and Dr. Yinsen look at each other, their smiles uncontrollably spreading across their faces.
“Mr. Ho Yinsu, I had no idea! You’re quite the storyteller!”
“This isn’t a story! This is fact… Well, if you don’t believe it, that’s your choice!”
Ho Yinsu mutters:
“I didn’t expect you to believe me. The whole thing is incredible!”
“No! I believe you! Keep going, and I want to hear more!”
Tony suddenly changes his demeanor, looking earnestly at Ho Yinsu.
“I don’t believe it! You just want to hear more of the story!”
Ho Yinsu is visibly annoyed.
“I haven’t, I swear… pfft! Okay, I have!”
Tony and Dr. Yinsen, arm in arm, couldn’t hold back any longer, laughing so hard they bent forward and backward.
Only Ho Yinsu looked visibly upset, his face as dark as charcoal.
…
That night, the three men had a very peaceful night, each sleeping soundly, quietly awaiting the next day’s dawn.
But early the following day, trouble struck suddenly!
A commotion suddenly roused the three men from their sleep!
Before they could react, several armed terrorists had already forcefully dragged Ho Yinsu out of bed.
“Hey, what are you doing? Let go of me! Let me go!”
Ho Yinsu kept resisting, but the terrorists struck him hard with the butt of their guns, leaving him without any fight.
“What are you doing?”
Dr. Yinsen and Tony quickly got up and hurried forward to negotiate.
“The time agreed with this guy has come! His people didn’t bring the money as agreed, so he’s useless now. Keeping him here is just wasting resources!”
The terrorists blocked Tony and Dr. Yinsen as they spoke.
“No! He’s useful and can help us manufacture the Jericho missile!”
Tony and Dr. Yinsen immediately pleaded for Ho Yinsu.
“Hmph! Do you think we’re fools? He’s just a regular businessman. What help could he possibly be? Our boss says no one can ever fool him, and this person must die today!”
The terrorists forcefully took Ho Yinsu away.
“Damn, Ho Yinsu is going to be killed! We must save him, and we can’t wait until noon!”
Seeing Ho Yinsu in imminent danger, Dr. Yinsen and Tony exchanged glances, nodding affirmatively.
Although they had only known Ho Yinsu for a little over a week, they already considered him a comrade-in-arms with whom they had fought.
Seeing Ho Yinsu in trouble, they couldn’t just stand by.
“Quick, help me get into the Mark armor!”
Tony and Dr. Yinsen didn’t hesitate, gathering pieces of the Mark armor from various places, with Dr. Yinsen helping Tony put it on.
“Faster, a bit faster!”
Tony and Dr. Yinsen moved quickly, fearing the terrorists might have already executed Ho Yinsu.
With the program successfully injected.
Clang!
Tony was now clad in a unique set of armor!
This armor differed slightly from the original Iron Man storyline, clearly showing influences from Kamen Rider 01, with each part processed more meticulously and smoothly.
Boom! Boom!
Tony took steps forward, and the mini nuclear fusion device in his chest—the Arc Reactor—quickly powered several tons of heavy metal armor.
“You hide, I’ll draw their fire!”
Tony charged towards the tightly locked iron door.
With two loud bangs, the massive iron door was instantly smashed open.
Alerted by the noise, members of the Ten Rings quickly came running, guns in hand.
Ting ting ting!
But the bullets that hit Tony’s armor were all deflected.
“Get out of the way!”
Worried about Ho Yinsu’s safety, Tony charged through.
Three or four members of the Ten Rings were immediately thrown into the air.
Each one landed with broken bones, either dead or severely injured.
Tony broke through the Ten Rings’ defenses and rushed outside.
Dr. Yinsen also picked up an AK from a member of the Ten Rings and, shouting, fired away, seemingly venting all the repression they had endured.
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